If this game really generates good dances from any track, it may literally …

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I've been a fan of Dance Dance Revolution for a while now, and while I'm decent at the game, each iteration just gets boring for me. The music does very little for me, and while I enjoy J-Pop, Konami's Bemani games tend to really rely on it to round out their catalogue of songs. If Guitar Hero proved anything, it's that carefully choosing classics and newer tracks that everyone knows and have a good universal appeal goes a long way to extending the life of any rhythm game.

That's why I'm looking forward to Dance Factory. Not because of their song list, but because their big feature is the ability to put in any music CD and have the game generate dance steps on the fly for you. You put in the disc, it gives you a routine, and you get to play it. Pretty cool. I'm looking forward to playing this game to see how well the generated steps match what we get with a retail Dance Dance Revolution release. If it's nearly as good as the songs put together by the developers, this could be a huge hit.